An enchanting children's tale from Tony Seymour

Mermaid Blog

Having your novel turned into a play at one of the biggest theatres in the country is a pretty thrilling prospect. I have already written about the magical experience of attending rehearsals and seeing your creation lifted from the page. However, there is a little more to a theatre production than the show itself… The physical theatre… Read more »

With only three months to go until ‘The Mermaid in the Gherkin Jar’ hits the stage at The Lowry Theatre, things are certainly beginning to take shape. May was a critical month seeing the actors getting to grips with the script. It also witnessed a short private performance of the physical theatre piece, where a… Read more »

Since its inception in 2007, the biennial Manchester International Festival (MIF) has garnered a reputation for delivering a variety of performances from just about every corner of the artistic world. MIF15 runs from 2 -19 July this year and will be no exception, featuring a rich selection of brand new work, spanning the mediums… Read more »

The major Hollywood studios seem inexhaustibly obsessed with fairytales! Over the past ten years we’ve seen a multitude of these fantastic adventures brought to life. From witch hunters to sleeping beauties, it would appear the LA movie machine has a never ending love affair with such bedtime stories and this year will be no… Read more »

Eddie Redmayne recently received a Golden Globe and a good deal of well-deserved praise for his role as the young Stephen Hawking in James Marsh’s ‘The Theory of Everything’. The film charts the young physicist, who developed motor neurone disease (MND), whilst courting his first wife. It has already attracted critical acclaim around the… Read more »

About

Tony Seymour is a new author. He was diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy at birth.

‘The Mermaid in The Gherkin Jar’ is an enchanting children’s story, which highlights the challenges Tony faced as a young child growing up with the condition. Tony lives in Manchester. You can find him on Twitter.